Table and desk



March 15, 1932. R L. REED TABLE AND DESK Filed April 4. 1929 Patented,Mar. 15, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RALPH L REED, 0F ATLANTA,GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR T0 ATLANTA TABLE (20., ING., OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA TABLEAND DESK Application filed April 4, 1929. Serial No. 352,499.

The invention relates to tables and desks, and has for its object theprovision of an improved construction of table or desk that is designedto support a card indexing machine in convenient position for operation,and to provide means for taking care of the punched portions of thecards.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improved tableor desk consisting in providing a top portion with plates on twodifferent levels, the upper plate having a rectangular recess cut out ofone of its corners and the lower plate arranged under the recessedportion, the space between the plates being filled by means of battensproviding walls, and the lower plate provided with an openingcommunicating with a slidable drawer under the lower plate, the lowerplate being designed to support a card indexing machine over the openingtherein to permit discharge of the punched portions of the cards intothe drawer.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be foundillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a view inperspective of a desk made in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a similar View of a table, and

Figure 3 is a fragmental transverse sectional view on a plane indicatedby the line 33 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, similar reference characters are used to designatecorresponding parts in the several views.

In Figure 1 is shown a desk A, and in F igure 2 a table B, in each ofwhich the front portion is constructed of two plates 1 and 2 ondifferent levels, the plates 1 being recessed as shown at 3, the wallsof the recess intersecting one end of the plate 1 as shown at 4 and oneside thereof as shown at 5. The plate 2 is secured in position on thebody of the desk A or table B with one side edge 6 alined with the edge7 forming one of the walls of the recess 3 communicating with the end ofplate 1 as shown at 4:, while one end edge 8 of the plate 2 is alinedwith the wall 9. 10 indicates a batten filling the space between theplates 1 and 2 between the edges 6 and 7 11 indicates a batten fillingthe space between the edges 8 and 9. Plate 2 is provided with anelongated, substantially rectangular opening 12 arranged longitudinallyof the desk or.

table top and communicating with the slidable drawer 13.

As heretofore stated the purpose of the table is to support an indexingmachine, that is, a machine in which cards or slips of paper are punchedto indicate different selected facts for index purposes, and the dropportion including the plate 2 is de signed to support such a machine ina convenient position for operation. As a usual thing the indexingmachines are not provided with means for caring for the punched portionsof'the cards or slips of paper and the operation of such machines isattended with an unsightly collection of card and paper punchedsections. To obviate this the plate 2 is provided with the opening 12communicating with the drawer 13 through which the punched portions ofthe card and slips of paper are discharged and held.

What is claimed is A table and desk structure, comprising a top havingtwo plates arranged at diflerent elevations and in oflset relations, thelower of said plates being adapted to support an article punchingmachine and provided with an elongated substantially rectangular openingarranged longitudinally of the top through which punched portions of anarticle may be discharged, and a drawer slidably mounted below the lowerplate and positioned below said opening to receive and hold saiddischarged punched portions.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

RALPH L. REED.

